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August 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Sean writes: “ If you are sincerely committed to being a great leader today for your team, that is not about telling… and it doesn’t even really require being there in person. Leadership is about inspiring and developing others to accomplish a compelling common goal – and that is most effectively done with QUESTIONS! Engagement.

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What is Sustainable Leadership? 4 Qualities of Forward-Thinking Leaders

Experience to Lead

To address growing climate concerns, many of the world’s top organizations have announced long-term sustainability goals to mitigate the challenges future generations will face. However, the steps required to achieve these lofty goals remain dangerously uncertain. What might a leader in sustainability look like in practice?

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Deep Motivations, Not Competencies, Drive Leadership Performance

The Empowered Buisness

Orientation toward innovation and creativity. how to do something faster, better or cheaper) over procedures; high motivation toward goals, rather than avoiding problems; and high future time orientation with a focus on long term strategies, future customer needs and environmental changes. Goal Orientation. Goal Orientation.

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5 Ways to Lead with Empathy

Leading with Trust

Many managers strive to be one. But being a first-time manager requires a whole new set of skills —for example, emotional intelligence—that are more important than technical expertise. Many managers either haven’t had the opportunity to develop these skills, are resistant to doing so, or don’t have an interest in them.

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The 4 Types of Organizational Politics

Harvard Business Review

While we would be naive if we didn’t acknowledge politics as a potentially destructive force, when deployed effectively it can help the company meet its strategic goals and live up to its values, especially during organizational change. But conversely, the sharp edges of hard power can wreck a plan. So what is it?

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8 Ways to Grant Intelligent Autonomy

Lead Change Blog

Relatedly, supervisors who reported higher levels of empowerment were seen by their subordinates as more innovative, upward influencing, and inspirational. Position power gives way to personal power with autonomy. The mistake you have to avoid as a manager is reacting poorly to their mistakes.